America’s Most Equitably Walkable City is … Cleveland?
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In most U.S. metros, renters and buyers alike pay a steep premium to live in walkable neighborhoods, a new report finds — except for a small handful of U.S. cities where they actually cost less than car-dominated ones.
Commentary: The Shame of “Better” Market Street
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The city's half-assed plan starts construction this week
Wilmington Community Celebrates Anaheim Street Safety Improvements
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LADOT's Anaheim Street safety project includes new road diet bike lanes, repaved street, painted curb extensions, upgraded crosswalks, and more.
Why Parking Garages Are Pointless
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For the past century, the public and private sector appear to have agreed on one thing: the more parking, the better. But we see signs that that’s finally starting to change.
South El Monte Poised to Implement Safe Routes To School Improvements
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The city will upgrade 23 intersections near schools with re-striping, new signage, and lights.
Biden’s First ‘Mega Grants’ Contain Some Mega Wins — And Mega Fails
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A new federal "megagrant" program will fund major safety and transit projects that have been at the top of sustainable transportation advocates' wishlists for years ... along with business-as-usual highway expansion projects that could negate those mega-gains.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- A modest proposal: If Berkeley (or any city) is going to accept traffic deaths, they should say so (Matthew Lewis)
- E-bike riders ride farther and more frequently, and replace more car trips (Treehugger)
- Healdsburg anticipates ATP grant for bike improvements (not approved yet, Press Democrat)
- Bill would allow universities to regulate scooters (NBC)
- Lyft rolls out docks for its e-scooters (Bloomberg)
- Newsom calls for federal investigation into natural gas prices (Sacramento Bee)
- Inland Empire’s warehouse boom increased jobs, but are they worth it? (LA Times)
- Judge rules Oakland can clear out long-established encampment (KQED)
Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Deputy’s Traffic Stop Power Trip
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Feezy Lebron filed a $10M Civil Rights Tort Claim on Jan. 18, but he and his family fear retribution
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Important lessons from Denver’s e-bike rebate program (Smart Cities Dive)
- Forget Tesla, e-bikes are the future of transportation (The Daily Beast)
- San Diego’s Park Road to get dedicated bike and bus lanes (Times of San Diego)
- Transit agencies are adopting more zero-emission buses (Utility Dive)
- Natural gas bills are up, and so are company executives’ salaries (LA Times)
- California considers allowing tests of autonomous trucks (Sacramento Bee)
- What the Builder’s Remedy could bring to your neighborhood (SF Standard)
- Oakland sets up digital commercial loading zones (Gov Tech)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF.
Metro Plans to Start Construction This Year on 605 Freeway Widening in Cerritos
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Metro says the 605/South Street project is multimodal, but fails to add any multimodal features
Talking Headways Podcast: Get on the Fast Bus!
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This week, Colin Parent, executive director of Circulate San Diego, comes on the program to talk about his new report, "Fast Bus! How San Diego Can Make Progress by Speeding Up the Bus." That title should say it all!